Arret

(ar-rĕt' or ar-rā') (Synop., § 130), n. [See ARREST.] (Fr. Law.) (a.) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or of parliament; — applied more particularly to the judgments and decisions of the higher courts and tribunals, as the imperial courts, and the court of cassation. (b.) An edict of a sovereign prince; a royal ordinance or decree. (c.) An arrest or seizure of persons, or a seizure or attachment of goods, corresponding to the Scotch law term arrestment.